The Impact of Technology on Education Technology has greatly affected and influenced the way things are presented and taught in the classroom. Technology has had a big impact on the materials used and how we use them to teach in schools. Almost everything used in today's classrooms is the result of technology. All materials, including textbooks and the Internet, were invented and have had some connection to the growth of technology in education. There are many technological advancements that are now being used in the classroom and have been very helpful to the teaching process. For example, the invention of the printing press allowed the mass production of textbooks, making them more easily accessible to everyone (Anderson 46). Schools could now have multiple copies of the text and wouldn't have to bother teaching the material without children seeing it for themselves. The printing press made reading books and novels a way for everyone, not just children, to gain an education. Over time, other technological inventions grew rapidly and became very useful in educational classrooms (Fisher 13). Technologies, such as typewriters and eventually computers and photocopiers, have helped further improve the speed and sometimes quality of teaching materials. The typewriter was the beginning of a personal printing device that allowed both teachers and students to present their work in a neat, readable form. Recently, the computer has enabled even better printing quality and more educational programs. Now, especially with the Internet, there is more communication and new research methods are being conducted. Even though these sources are sometimes unreliable, computers crash, and there is garbage on the Internet, overall these technologies help put a positive spin on the field of education. As a Christian, I believe that technologies in the education system have been extremely successful and are very effective in their purposes. They help save time and expand the learning environment to communicate to more people more effectively. Works cited and consulted Education and technology: reflections on computing in the classroom. San Francisco, California: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1996. Special Education Technology: Classroom Applications. Pacific Grove, California: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 1993. Technology in American Education 1650-1900. Washington: US Department of Health, Education, and Education Welfare, 1963.